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A network supported 4 Bibb inmates escape from jail one year ago. What happened to their cases since?

A year later, we're still learning more about the escapees — and the group accused of helping them break them out.

MACON, Ga. — When four men escaped the Bibb County jail on Oct. 16, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis issued a warning to the escapees and those who helped carry them to freedom. 

"Somebody is probably laughing at the TV set saying they'll never catch us. They'll never catch us. We will catch them," Davis said. 

When it came to the stolen blue Dodge Challenger, the damaged dayroom window and the broken cell locks, they all served a role in the brazen jailbreak last year. They're pieces of a puzzle that set four Bibb County inmates free last year.

"These are the four inmates as they were escaping," Davis said. "Chavis Stokes, Marc Anderson, Johnifer Barnwell and Joey Fournier."

The manhunt lasted more than a month. A year later, we're still learning more about the escapees — and the group accused of helping them break them out.

Since behind the physical elements, experts told us that it all centers on support. 

"They're going where their network could support them," Joshua Skule of the FBI told us at the time. 

One year out, we know of at least six other people each accused of having a part and helping the inmates escape or evade capture.

In other words, the escape just didn't start Oct. 16 when the inmates jumped through a second-floor window and ran out a hole in the fence. It started at least three days earlier with a trip to Home Depot.

Jakaylen, Christian and Williams

On Oct. 13, Janecia Green bought a hammer and chisel at Home Depot and got those items to Christian Williams.

"He is a person that we feel has knowledge of where they might be," Davis said.

He'd been missing for months, allegedly kidnapped hours before he was set to stand trial for murder.

But a week after the escape, as deputies got to Williams, he shot himself and later died at the hospital.

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While deputies couldn't get any answers from Williams, Green's guilty plea in federal court gives us a few.

Court documents show Williams arranged to get the escape tools inside the jail

We don't know if Jakaylen Williams brought those tools to the jail. But he is charged with aiding the escape and with stealing the challenger. He's now in the Jones County jail charged with aggravated assaults not related to the escape.

 "We believe that Jakaylen had brought some contraband items to the jail prior to the escape in that Dodge Challenger," Davis said.

Then, one part of the network led to the next part of the network.

 "Christian Williams led us to Mykia Williams," Davis said. 

We don't know much about her role, just that deputies believe she dated Christian Williams.

She's also charged with aiding or permitting and has been out on a $15,000 bond since May.

Jacorshia Smith has that same charge and got out on bond in December.

Alongside Janecia Green, Davis believes she worked with Smith, helping each other and visiting Johnifer Barnwell. 

"Ms. Green and Ms. Smith were basically swapping cars while they were going to visit with Mr. Barnwell over near Augusta," Green said. 

So that's a lot of people charged with aiding and permitting. Former Fulton County Assistant D.A. Darryl Cohen says 'aiding' is the keyword and likely means the suspects knew about the jailbreak ahead of time.

"A lot of people think of it as a conspiracy," Cohen said. 

In other words, they are accused of helping directly in getting them out of jail. 

Tymesha Timley and Marc Anderson

Now Tymesha Timley has an interesting story too.

She allegedly helped Marc Anderson hide in a Buckhead highrise. They caught him when Timley placed a Grubhub order while not knowing investigators were tracking her phone.

That's what led to authorities straight to Anderson's front door.

 "When they were going in the front door, Marc Anderson texted back to Ms. Timley, 'Police at da door baby I'm going back to jail,'" Davis said.

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She has an aiding and abetting charge plus hindering the apprehension of a criminal.

 "Hindering is, 'I know it already happened. I'm going to do everything I can to save them, to keep them out of jail,'" Cohen said. 

Timley's been out of jail since November on a $55,000 bond. However, she was recently rearrested on charges of unemployment fraud. 

And as for the inmates they've been incarcerated since being recaptured.

These cases have also seen considerable movement. For a look at those cases, you can click here.

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